Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1642
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Partridges
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 26.9cm, Width: 15cm, At base width: 8.9cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1128-1876
Record ID
1128-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1642
Notes
Ceramic; ISL, NP, 16/17
Tarihsel bağlam
The partidge and the hunter are two new designs, both reserve-painted which come into use during the mid-17th century. The fat bird originates in China where scholars have called it a heron, an ibis or a crane (D. Carre, J.-P. Deroches, F.Goddio. Le San Diégo; un trésor sous la mer. Paris, 1994, 318-319). It stands on spindly legs amidst scrolls, leaves and flowers. On similar Persian bottles the size of the bird and its beak resemble the Chinese model. However, no zoological name can be given to the Persian version of its body. Seven of these strange birds appear on a large Persian dish (Ashmolean Museum 350) resembling Chinese models of the mid-16th century (R. Krahl. Chinese ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum. London, 1986, figs. 901-903).
Malzemeler ve teknikler
stonepaste body glazed and reserve-painted in two blues and black Stonepaste Overglaze Overglazing Painting Firing Moulded
Fiziksel açıklama
Ceramic bottle with a straight neck, decorated in two blues and black. The outline of the design is black. Vertical rows of imitation Shou characters decorate the neck . On the reserve-painted body, three birds without legs, alternate with three massive flowers and their veined leaves. Each bird has one eye, a beak and an elongated bib -shaped face. Its body is covered with four rows of lines between spotted areas.
Üretim tipi
Unique
Üslup
Safavid
